"Peeking" Turtle Cake

• Use a a 9-inch round cake pan and a domed-shaped cake pan to create a turtle "peeking out of its shell" cake. After allowing the cakes to cool place the dome cake on top of the round cake using buttercream icing as your "glue." Trim the cake as needed, then cover in buttercream frosting. Paint green marshmallow fondant over the entire cake save the bottom front. Paint that section with dark green fondant and make two large eyes and a turtle tail out of fondant as well. Glue the eyes and tail on with buttercream frosting. Use green jimmies all over the top of the cake to create texture.

Cupcake Turtle

• Place cupcakes together to create a turtle shaped cake. Paint the tops of six cupcakes in brown frosting to work as your turtle "shell." Cut one cupcake in the shape of a triangular turtle tail and cover it in green frosting, then place it behind the center shell cupcake. Cover another cupcake in green frosting and Reese's Pieces to make a turtle face, and place it in front of the turtle shell in the center. Decorate four cupcakes in a lighter green frosting as your turtle "feet," then place at the four corners of the turtle shape.

Ninja Turtle Cake

• Use two 8-inch round cakes to make a "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle" face cake. Place one cake on top of the other with buttercream frosting glue, then cover the entire cake with buttercream frosting. Follow with an application of light green marshmallow fondant over the entire cake. Use fondant to paint the turtle mask in red, orange, purple or blue depending on preference. Paint white fondant over the mask to make eyes and use some for the mouth as well.

Candy Shell Turtle Cake

• Cut a turtle shape out of a sheet cake or use two 8-inch round cakes with four cupcake appendages to create a turtle shape. Cover the entire cake in green frosting and use round chocolate candies for the turtle eyes. Make the "shell" by covering the shell section of the cake entirely with candy, such as M&Ms, Reese's Pieces, Hershey Kisses, malted milk balls, round caramel candies, round peppermints, Lifesavers and round hard candies.